Chocolate Covered Macadamia Nuts

Two-ingredient homemade Chocolate Covered Macadamia Nuts are so easy to make and you can customize with the chocolate of your choosing. They are the perfect snacks or edible gifts that will remind you of the Hawaiian island vibes.

My husband always looks forward to a box of Hawaiian Host chocolate covered macadamia nuts from one of the aunties during Christmas time. But if you don’t have access to it easily, don’t panic, it takes just 2 ingredients to make at home and I’ll show you how to make it Christmas-gift-worthy!

And if you want to make an island treat platter to serve your guest during their holiday visits, these chocolate covered macadamia nuts along with some macadamia chocolate shortbread cookies and this macadamia coconut brittle would make the perfect trio.

Helpful tools

You can use a candy mold to make these chocolate covered macadamia nuts look really pretty, perfect for gifting.

• The one I used here is a cherry cordial candy mold which I picked up at a local baking supply store for under $3.
• There are also a variety of silicone candy molds that you can pick up on Amazon that will also work well.

Ingredients and substitutions

As always, you’ll find the complete list of ingredients and quantities in the recipe card at the end of this post. Below are some notes and substitution tips:

1. Macadamia nuts – obviously you’ll need macadamias to make chocolate covered macadamia nuts. Typically, whole nuts are used to make candies like these since it is more premium. I’m usually able to find whole raw macadamia nuts in bulk at Sprouts. But if you can only find chopped macadamias, that’s fine too. I recommending using raw or roasted unsalted macadamias, the salted version will make these too salty. If using raw macadamias, make sure to roast them first to bring out their sweet buttery flavor.
2. Chocolate melting wafers – I like to use Ghirardelli dark and white chocolate melting wafers since they melt nicely and taste good too. I love using these in all of my chocolate truffle recipes, like these pineapple truffles and these coconut truffles.

How to make chocolate covered macadamia nuts

The following instructions, step-by-step photos, and tips are here to help you visualize how to make the recipe. You can always skip straight to the printable recipe card at the end of this post.

Whether you are making this recipe with or without candy mold, you will need to first melt the chocolate. Use a double boiler to melt your chocolate or simply place a heat proof glass bowl over a pot of simmering water to melt chocolate.

Note: Don’t be lazy and melt the chocolate over direct heat or in the microwave, this will cause the fat to separate and create white marks when the chocolate solidifies.

Using candy mold

Spoon some melted chocolate into your candy mold, nestle a whole macadamia or a couple of chopped pieces in the middle, then cover with more melted chocolate. Refrigerate until hardened.

Macadamia clusters without candy mold

If you don’t have or don’t want to use a candy mold, you can just fold the nuts into the melted chocolate and scoop out clusters of chocolate covered macadamia nuts instead. Place the clusters on a lined baking sheet and refrigerate until hardened.

Note: This way is actually faster and easier, but the shape won’t be as pretty. Also, if you’re not using a candy mold, the same amount of chocolate will cover more than double the amount of nuts.

Storage

You can store these homemade chocolate covered macadamia nuts in an airtight container in a dark pantry for up to a week. Macadamia nuts can go rancid easily so it is best to enjoy these soon after you make them for the best flavor.

If for whatever reason you need to keep them longer, you can freeze them for up to 3 months.

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2-Ingredient Chocolate Covered Macadamia Nuts

By Trang

Two-ingredient homemade Chocolate Covered Macadamia Nuts are so easy to make and you can customize with the chocolate of your choosing. They are the perfect snacks or edible gifts that will remind you of the Hawaiian island vibes.

Servings: 15 pieces

Prep Time: 15 minutes mins

Total Time: 15 minutes mins

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Equipment

• Candy Mold

Ingredients 

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• ▢ 4 ounce chocolate melting wafers, dark or white, 113 g
• ▢ ¼ – ⅔ cup macadamia nuts, raw or roasted unsalted

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Instructions 

If using candy molds:

• Melt chocolate in a glass bowl placed over a simmering pot of water, stirring with a spatula. When almost all of the chocolate has melted, remove it from the heat and continue to stir until it melts completely and smooth.
• Fill candy molds half way with melted chocolate, press two pieces of macadamia nut into the melted chocolate, then cover the entire cavity with melted chocolate.
• Refrigerate until hardened.

If not using candy molds:

• Melt chocolate in a glass bowl placed over a simmering pot of water, stirring with a spatula. Add macadamia nuts into the bowl of melted chocolate and stir until everything is cover in chocolate.
• Scoop the chocolate covered nut clusters onto parchment paper using a teaspoon.
• Refrigerate until hardened.

Notes

• If not using candy molds, the same amount of chocolate will cover more than double the amount of nuts.
• Calories estimated for the second method.

Nutrition

Serving: 14g, Calories: 84kcal

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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